Russian Supreme Court to hear opposition figures’ 2012 riot case sentence vacation claimThe Supreme Court’s Presidium will consider the possibility of vacation of sentence against Russian opposition activists Sergey Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev in the 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case on September 16.18:13 25.08.2020
Ex-Leningrad Region penitentiary official imprisoned for 15 years for murder organizationThe Leningrad Regional Court based on a guilty verdict of jurors sentenced ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko to 15 years in high-security prison for organization of assassination against his subordinate.17:18 25.08.2020
Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog initiates case against chocolate manufacturer LindtThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case against company Lindt und Sprüngli (Russia) after finding differences in the quality of chocolate products sold under the same Lindt brand in Russia and in Western European countries.17:02 25.08.2020
Mother urges to provide her seriously ill child with drug worth over $1 mlnA woman in court requests the St. Petersburg healthcare committee to urgently provide her child with a drug worth over $1 million.16:07 25.08.2020
Detention of four persons accused of bribery over ill-fated Kemerovo mall rebuild extendedThe Central District Court of Russia’s Kemerovo has extended for three months detention of four defendants charged with bribery related to a case over the tragic fire in a local mall that has left 60 people dead in 2018.15:25 25.08.2020
Man who assaulted policeman during ID check gets 7-year jail term – Investigative CommitteeThe Moscow City Court has sentenced native of Kirgizstan Makhmudzhan Matmusayev to 7 years in a maximum security penal colony for attempt on his neighbor’s life and assault on a police officer.14:11 25.08.2020
Defense lawyers of actor Efremov run to investigators and prosecutors over threatsDefense team of actor Efremov involved in a fatal road traffic accident complained of threats and pressure from unidentified persons to Russia’s Investigative Committee and Prosecutor General’s Office, attorney Elman Pashayev told RAPSI on Tuesday.13:04 25.08.2020
Russian Human Rights Council member urges Foreign Ministry stand up for Ukrainian activistThe case of Ukrainian activist, pedagogue Tatyana Kuzmich, charged with treason, is a next step in elimination of everything Russian in Ukraine, according to member of Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council Alexander Brod.12:28 25.08.2020
Number of complaints submitted to Moscow Business Ombudsman quintuplesThe number of applications filed with the office of the Moscow Business Ombudsman between March and June has increased fivefold as compared to a similar period of the previous year.11:50 25.08.2020
Krasnoyarsk businessman suspected of masterminding one more murderInvestigators have opened one more murder case against Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov.10:39 25.08.2020
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022